PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- The Rays rounded out their starting staff, built a comfortable amount of rotation depth and gave themselves some pitching flexibility in one move, agreeing to a one-year free-agent contract with right-hander Nick Martinez, the team announced Tuesday. The contract, which includes a mutual option for 2027,

This year will bring a new way to watch Rays baseball. The Rays announced on Feb. 2 that their local television broadcasts will be produced and distributed by Major League Baseball, starting this season. Subscriptions to Rays.TV, the new direct-to-consumer streaming platform for in-market games, went on sale on Tuesday.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- The call was a surprise, but the response came quickly for Griffin Jax. Not long after returning to his Phoenix-area home for the offseason, the Rays reliever heard from Mark DeRosa. He wanted to know if Jax, the first Air Force Academy graduate to play in

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- There are plenty of current players featured in the promotional schedule the Rays released on Monday night, but the real highlights are focused on the greatest player in franchise history. The Rays will honor longtime third baseman Evan Longoria with a weekend of events dubbed “Longo’s

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Finally, Spring Training is here. Rays pitchers and catchers are reporting to Charlotte Sports Park this week, with those scheduled to take part in the World Baseball Classic due Monday and others expected to filter in over the coming days before the full squad arrives next

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Rays on Thursday released the first renderings of their proposed ballpark and mixed-use district on the Dale Mabry campus of Hillsborough College. The images, depicting the exterior of the stadium as well as a “Champions Quarter” neighborhood and a reimagined Hillsborough College building, offer what the

ST. PETERSBURG -- This has been an offseason of change for the Rays. The club is under new ownership and again pursuing a new ballpark of the future. The roster has been overhauled, with several familiar faces on the way out and new players on the way in. But soon,

TAMPA, Fla. -- MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke on Tuesday morning in support of the Rays’ plans for a new ballpark and surrounding mixed-use development on the Dale Mabry campus of Hillsborough College in Tampa, with both reiterating their belief that “baseball belongs in Tampa

ST. PETERSBURG -- The preseason predictions and analytical projections won’t be in the Rays’ favor this year. The rest of the American League East is loaded with splashy signings, big stars and high hopes. Tampa Bay will report to Spring Training coming off consecutive losing seasons for the first time

ST. PETERSBURG -- The fun fact lit up Erik Neander’s phone a few times Monday night, and the Rays' president of baseball operations couldn’t help but admit a little surprise. There have been six three-team trades in Major League Baseball since the start of the 2023-24 offseason, and the Rays

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays found the versatile, defensive-minded infielder they had been looking for on Monday, acquiring slick-fielding Ben Williamson from the Mariners in their third three-team trade of the offseason.

ST. PETERSBURG -- In a few weeks, some of the Rays’ top pitching prospects will get a chance to show their strikeout stuff in Spring Training.

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ST. PETERSBURG -- Even after trading Josh Lowe, Jake Mangum, Kameron Misner, Everson Pereira and Tristan Peters, and cutting ties with Christopher Morel, the Rays are not hurting for outfield options heading into Spring Training. The competition is so crowded that president of baseball operations Erik Neander recently joked it

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ST. PETERSBURG -- Since the franchise’s “Rays” era began in 2008, Tampa Bay’s best teams have often been built on a foundation of excellent pitching. Homegrown starting pitching, specifically.

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Rays have officially identified their preferred location for a new ballpark, the first step in a process that they hope will secure their long-term future in the Tampa Bay area. The Hillsborough College District Board of Trustees on Tuesday afternoon voted unanimously to approve a non-binding

ST. PETERSBURG -- Last month, the Rays made a pair of trades focused primarily on their future. They shipped out starter Shane Baz, second baseman Brandon Lowe, outfielder Jake Mangum and lefty reliever Mason Montgomery for six prospects, only one of them Major League-ready, and a 2026 Draft pick. Last

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

MLB.com has broken down the top five players at each position in Rays history. Some of the decisions were pretty clear -- hi, Evan Longoria -- while others created a good amount of debate. You can debate who you want to have manage the team, Joe Maddon or Kevin Cash.

MLB.com has broken down the top five players at each position in Rays history. Some of the decisions were pretty clear -- hi, Evan Longoria -- while others created a good amount of debate. But after trying to decide what the all-time Rays team would look like on the field,

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun